Set timer to a fixed interval

[stockfish] / src / search.cpp

diff --git a/src/search.cpp b/src/search.cpp
index e56b2c7f60e4839843cdd95ff04219e2c86b4d53..e2ab9cd933db6bd0774c27a456985f92292db96a 100644 (file)
--- a/src/search.cpp
+++ b/src/search.cpp
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ namespace {
   // Set to true to force running with one thread. Used for debugging
   const bool FakeSplit = false;
 
-  // This is the minimum interval in msec between two check_time() calls
-  const int TimerResolution = 5;
-
   // Different node types, used as template parameter
   enum NodeType { Root, PV, NonPV, SplitPointRoot, SplitPointPV, SplitPointNonPV };
 
@@ -143,17 +140,20 @@ void Search::init() {
 
       if (Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] > 2 * ONE_PLY)
           Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] += ONE_PLY;
+
+      else if (Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] > 1 * ONE_PLY)
+          Reductions[0][0][hd][mc] += ONE_PLY / 2;
   }
 
   // Init futility margins array
   for (d = 1; d < 16; ++d) for (mc = 0; mc < 64; ++mc)
-      FutilityMargins[d][mc] = Value(112 * int(log(double(d * d) / 2) / log(2.0) + 1.001) - 8 * mc + 45);
+      FutilityMargins[d][mc] = Value(112 * int(2.9 * log(double(d))) - 8 * mc + 45);
 
   // Init futility move count array
   for (d = 0; d < 32; ++d)
   {
-      FutilityMoveCounts[0][d] = int(3 + 0.3 * pow(double(d       ), 1.8)) * 3/4 + (2 < d && d < 5);
-      FutilityMoveCounts[1][d] = int(3 + 0.3 * pow(double(d + 0.98), 1.8));
+      FutilityMoveCounts[0][d] = int(2.4 + 0.222 * pow(d +  0.0, 1.8));
+      FutilityMoveCounts[1][d] = int(3.0 +   0.3 * pow(d + 0.98, 1.8));
   }
 }
 
@@ -240,19 +240,12 @@ void Search::think() {
       Threads[i]->maxPly = 0;
 
   Threads.sleepWhileIdle = Options["Idle Threads Sleep"];
-
-  // Set best timer interval to avoid lagging under time pressure. Timer is
-  // used to check for remaining available thinking time.
-  Threads.timer->msec =
-  Limits.use_time_management() ? std::min(100, std::max(TimeMgr.available_time() / 16, TimerResolution)) :
-                  Limits.nodes ? 2 * TimerResolution
-                               : 100;
-
+  Threads.timer->run = true;
   Threads.timer->notify_one(); // Wake up the recurring timer
 
   id_loop(RootPos); // Let's start searching !
 
-  Threads.timer->msec = 0; // Stop the timer
+  Threads.timer->run = false; // Stop the timer
   Threads.sleepWhileIdle = true; // Send idle threads to sleep
 
   if (Options["Write Search Log"])
@@ -1188,6 +1181,11 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
             if (  (ss->staticEval = bestValue = tte->eval_value()) == VALUE_NONE
                 ||(ss->evalMargin = tte->eval_margin()) == VALUE_NONE)
                 ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
+
+            // Can ttValue be used as a better position evaluation?
+            if (ttValue != VALUE_NONE)
+                if (tte->bound() & (ttValue > bestValue ? BOUND_LOWER : BOUND_UPPER))
+                    bestValue = ttValue;
         }
         else
             ss->staticEval = bestValue = evaluate(pos, ss->evalMargin);
@@ -1205,7 +1203,7 @@ moves_loop: // When in check and at SpNode search starts from here
         if (PvNode && bestValue > alpha)
             alpha = bestValue;
 
-        futilityBase = ss->staticEval + ss->evalMargin + Value(128);
+        futilityBase = bestValue + ss->evalMargin + Value(128);
     }
 
     // Initialize a MovePicker object for the current position, and prepare
@@ -1756,7 +1754,7 @@ void check_time() {
                          && !Signals.failedLowAtRoot
                          &&  elapsed > TimeMgr.available_time();
 
-  bool noMoreTime =   elapsed > TimeMgr.maximum_time() - 2 * TimerResolution
+  bool noMoreTime =   elapsed > TimeMgr.maximum_time() - 2 * TimerThread::Resolution
                    || stillAtFirstMove;
 
   if (   (Limits.use_time_management() && noMoreTime)